Ever wonder how to be a great leader? Ever wonder what great leaders did to become the best at what they do and create the companies they have. Well, these five Ted Talks are great learning tools that will help your leadership skills and will bring you closer to being a better leader.

Roselinde Torres

Torres is the senior partner and managing director at the consulting firm BCG and has observed leadership for many years. In her 2014 Ted Talk, Torres shares the three simple but crucial questions would-be company chiefs need to ask to thrive in the future. The video is compelling and Torres entertains in her way.

Sheryl Sandberg

Sandberg is probably one of the most important women in the public eye as she has led Facebook alongside Mark Zuckerberg to such great heights. The disparity in leadership has always been a concern in this country and around the world. Many wonder why there are so few women leaders and, in her Ted Talk, Sandberg offers three important pieces of advice to women aiming for the C-suite.

Simon Sinek

Ever wonder how a company was built and how it got to such heights? Sinek, an ethnographer by training and an adjunct for RAND Corporation, questions how great leaders inspire action in his 2009 Ted Talk. The video, which is extremely informative, makes people question "why?" He also looks into companies such as Apple and great leaders like Martin Luther King and the Wright brothers.

Michelle Obama

The first lady of United States is probably one of the most remarkable leaders in the country as she has fought for the betterment of education and for children. In her Ted Talk, Obama talks about the power of education and says that the new generation is the one that will close the gap between the world as it is and the world as it should be. As all great leaders have proven, education one of the most important keys to success and to becoming a great leader in the world.

Ariana Huffington

Huffington is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Huffington Post and published 13 books. With so many daily activities, it is always hard to find time to rest. In her brief but effective Ted Talk, Huffington talks about the power of sleep as well as the power of rest and how it helps the best leaders thrive.

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